Despite uncertainties and controversies on the way, the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive seems to be reaching the end of the road. This week, the Member States and the European Parliament reached an agreement on a consolidated text to be put to a vote in the two institutions. No more amendments or exclusions; there will be a yes or no vote in the coming weeks.
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As part of our ongoing SaveCodeshare.eu campaign, OpenForum Europe has, together with 30 other stakeholder organisations, sent an open letter to the relevant EU policymakers engaging with the Copyright Directive, in order to welcome the introduction of a workable exclusion of Free and Open Source Software from the Directive's scope.
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Several committees of the European Parliament adopted their respective opinions in the past months, focusing on different aspects of the EU Copyright review. The latest opinion is the one adopted by the LIBE committee, dealing with the protection of fundamental rights. LIBE adopted its opinion on 20 November and although not perfect, at least it clearly tries to ensure that the provisions of ... [Continue Reading]

Traditionally, Brussels is the place to go for Free Software enthusiasts and developers at the end of January. During FOSDEM, hundreds of experts talk about their beloved project and discuss the past, present and future of Open Source. It is a great place for meeting like-minded people.At the afternoon before the start of the conference, the Free Software Foundation Europe and OpenForum ... [Continue Reading]

Openness in computing is an essential topic for politicians, legislators and citizens across Europe. There are many Open Source Software / Free Software organisations advocating for openness in ICT, often operating at national level, who work on policy issues to promote software freedom on the ICT market. There is still much to do in this work, ensuring that the results can have greatest impact ... [Continue Reading]